Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education technology have empowered people all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open education endeavours. Educators want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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